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Nicole M. Warrington

Nicole M. Warrington

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Genetics

D-Index
52
Citations
12908
World Ranking
3776
National Ranking
125

Overview

Nicole M. Warrington is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has extensively contributed to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, prominently Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular Biology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research topics include:

  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research

Nicole M. Warrington has published in various venues with notable frequency, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Nature Communications
  • Neuro-Oncology

The scientist has coauthored multiple papers with frequent collaborators such as David M. Evans, Debbie A. Lawlor, Rachel M. Freathy, Geng Wang, and Gunn-Helen Moen.

Selected recent publications include:

  • Mendelian randomization study of maternal influences on birthweight and future cardiometabolic risk in the HUNT cohort (2020, Nature Communications)
  • The Effect of Plasma Lipids and Lipid-Lowering Interventions on Bone Mineral Density: A Mendelian Randomization Study (2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research)
  • Methodological approaches, challenges, and opportunities in the application of Mendelian randomisation to lifecourse epidemiology: A systematic literature review (2023, European Journal of Epidemiology)
  • Integrating Family-Based and Mendelian Randomization Designs (2020, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine)
  • A cautionary note on using Mendelian randomization to examine the Barker hypothesis and Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) (2020, Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease)

Best Publications

  • LD Hub: a centralized database and web interface to perform LD score regression that maximizes the potential of summary level GWAS data for SNP heritability and genetic correlation analysis

    Jie Zheng;Mesut A. Erzurumluoglu;Benjamin L. Elsworth;John P. Kemp

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

  • Association between C reactive protein and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    G. Eiriksdottir;T. B. Harris;L. J. Launer;V. Gudnason

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Cathy E. Elks;John R B Perry;Patrick Sulem;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

    Momoko Horikoshi;Robin N. Beaumont;Felix R. Day;Nicole M. Warrington;Nicole M. Warrington

  • A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

    JP Bradfield;HR Taal;NJ Timpson;A Scherag

  • Identification of 153 new loci associated with heel bone mineral density and functional involvement of GPC6 in osteoporosis

    John P Kemp;John P Kemp;John A Morris;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Vincenzo Forgetta

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • Brief Report: Intestinal Dysbiosis in Ankylosing Spondylitis

    Mary-Ellen Costello;Francesco Ciccia;Dana Willner;Nicole Warrington

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis.

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Chih-Mei Chen;Adaikalavan Ramasamy

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism.

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio;Ulla Sovio

  • Sex differences in GBM revealed by analysis of patient imaging, transcriptome, and survival data

    Wei Yang;Nicole M. Warrington;Sara J. Taylor;Paula Whitmire

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies ten loci influencing allergic sensitization

    Klaus Bønnelykke;Melanie C Matheson;Tune Hannes Pers;Raquel Granell

  • Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight

    R M Freathy;D O Mook-Kanamori;U Sovio;I Prokopenko

  • Association between Common Variation at the FTO Locus and Changes in Body Mass Index from Infancy to Late Childhood: The Complex Nature of Genetic Association through Growth and Development

    Ulla Sovio;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Nicole M. Warrington;Robert Lawrence

  • Genome-wide Association and Longitudinal Analyses Reveal Genetic Loci Linking Pubertal Height Growth, Pubertal Timing, and Childhood Adiposity

    Diana L. Cousminer;Diane J. Berry;Nicholas J. Timpson;Wei Ang

  • Large-scale GWAS identifies multiple loci for hand grip strength providing biological insights into muscular fitness

    Sara M Willems;Daniel J Wright;Felix R Day;Katerina Trajanoska

  • A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

    Bradfield Jp;Taal Hr;Timpson Nj;Scherag A

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio

Frequent Co-Authors

David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Craig E. Pennell
Craig E. Pennell University of Newcastle Australia
Lyle J. Palmer
Lyle J. Palmer University of Adelaide
George Davey Smith
George Davey Smith University of Bristol
Nicholas J. Timpson
Nicholas J. Timpson University of Bristol
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol
John P. Kemp
John P. Kemp University of Bristol
Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam

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